Mckay Boy
How popular is Mckay?
#3,582 boy name in 2025
31 baby boys were named Mckay in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Mckay popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,582 for boys (▲ 21 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #3,135 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (96 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,178 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mckay counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mckay family of names ranked #2,316 for boys in 2025 (#2,466 the year before), with 43 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mckay | 31 | 72% |
| Mkai | 12 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mckay is most popular
Babies named Mckay per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mckay by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 19 | #3,465 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1960s | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1970s | 61 | #2,928 |
| 1980s | 177 | #2,055 |
| 1990s | 613 | #1,178 |
| 2000s | 647 | #1,617 |
| 2010s | 537 | #1,939 |
| 2020s | 222 | #2,651 |
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Questions
- Is Mckay a boy or girl name?
- Mckay is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Mckay were boys.
- How popular is the name Mckay?
- 31 baby boys were named Mckay in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Mckay most popular?
- Mckay peaked in 1995, when 96 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,178 in 1995.
- How many people are named Mckay?
- 2,665 babies have been named Mckay in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,585 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Mckay most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mckay was most common in Utah, at 1.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.